Ralph Irizarry (July 18, 1954, Harlem, New York City, NY – September 5, 2021, Brooklyn, NY) was a Grammy award-winning percussionist, bandleader, and studio musician who played on jingles, film and television scores, and whose distinctive playing style made an indelible mark on those artists with whom he has performed. He performed, recorded, and toured with the likes of Harry Belafonte, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Paquito D'Rivera, Juan Luis Guerra, Earl Klugh, Israel Lopez "Cachao", Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, and many others. Irizarry also appeared on The Johnny Carson Show and The David Letterman Show, as well as Don Francisco's Sabado Gigante and Raul Velasco's Siempre en Domingo.
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